>>> WELCOME BACK. SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS PLANS TO
TAKE HER 2020 CAMPAIGN TO IOWA
AFTER NEXT WEEK’S SECOND
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.
ON AUGUST 8th, HARRIS WILL BEGIN
A FIVE-DAY BUS TOUR OF THE FIRST
IN THE NATION CAUCUS STATE.
AND SHE’LL MAKE STOPS ACROSS THE
STATE FROM SIOUX CITY TO
DAVENPORT AND THE TOUR WILL
INCLUDE STOPS IN THREE OF IOWA’S
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. AHEAD OF THAT BUS TOUR ACROSS
THE HAWKEYE STATE, "MORNING JOE"
MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. DAVE
CAMPBELL TRAVELED TO IOWA TO
CATCH UP WITH KAMALA HARRIS IN
THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF OUR
CANDIDATE CHECKUP SERIES.
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♪ >> I’M KAMALA HARRIS AND I’M
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. I FULLY INTEND TO WIN THIS
ELECTION.
ELECTION. I REALLY DO.
IN OUR AMERICA, WOMEN WILL BE
PAID EQUALLY AS MEN.
IN OUR AMERICA, CLIMATE CRISIS
WILL BE HANDLED, NOT PUSHING
SCIENCE FICTION BUT INSTEAD
EMBRACING SCIENCE FACT.
>> COULD YOU TELL ME WHY YOU’RE
A FAN OF SENATOR HARRIS RUNNING
FOR PRESIDENT?
FOR PRESIDENT? >> I THINK SHE’D PROBABLY MAKE A
WONDERFUL PRESIDENT.
WONDERFUL PRESIDENT. >> I CAN SEE HER BRINGING THE
FIGHT TO DONALD TRUMP.
>> SHE’S GOING TO BE THE TYPE OF
PERSON THAT’S GOING TO BRING
PEOPLE TOGETHER.
PEOPLE TOGETHER. >> SHE TALKED ABOUT LIFTING
PEOPLE UP AND BRINGING HOPE AND
THAT’S WHAT WE NEED AS AMERICANS
TODAY.
TODAY. >> I THINK SHE’S DYNAMITE.
SHE’S ARTICULATE.
SHE’S ARTICULATE. SHE’S TOUGH.
SHE’S TOUGH. >> I THINK SHE’S GOT WHAT IT
TAKES TO REALLY TAKE IT TO
DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. >> I THINK SHE’S TOUGH.
SHE’S BRILLIANT.
SHE’S BRILLIANT. AND I CAN’T WAIT TO HAVE HER GO
AGAINST TRUMP.
AGAINST TRUMP. I THINK SHE’LL BURY HIM.
>> I KNOW PREDATORS.
AND WE HAVE A PREDATOR LIVING IN
THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> SO WHO IS THIS WOMAN TAKING
ON DONALD TRUMP?
KAMALA HARRIS IS A CALIFORNIA
NATIVE.
NATIVE. A LAWYER, A DISTRICT ATTORNEY
AND AN ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A
CURRENT U.S. SENATOR NOW RUNNING
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. THIS 54-YEAR-OLD PUBLIC SERVANT
IS DEDICATED AND DETERMINED AND
SO ARE HER FANS.
FOLLOWING SENATOR HARRIS ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL, THERE’S A BUZZ
HAPPENING HERE AT A RALLY IN A
LOCAL BREWERY IN IOWA.
>> WE BELIEVE IN AN AMERICA
WHERE WOMEN ARE PAID THE SAME AS
MEN.
MEN. WE BELIEVE IN AN AMERICA WHERE
WOMEN WILL ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. >> WE MET WITH KAMALA HARRIS ON
THE ROAD AND SHE INVITED US TO
LEARN ABOUT HER PASSION AND HER
FAVORITE WAY TO DESTRESS.
>> THIS IS MY GO-TO ROSE
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN. DOUGLAS, WILL YOU GRATE THE
PEPPER HERE.
PEPPER HERE. ROSEMARY LEAVES OFF OF HERE.
LIKE THREE TIMES AS MUCH.
LEMON ZEST.
LEMON ZEST. YEAH.
YEAH. IF YOU CAN JUST PEEL THEM,
HONEY.
HONEY. SALT.
SALT. CHOPPED HERBS.
CHOPPED HERBS. LEMON ZEST.
LEMON ZEST. MINCED GARLIC.
MINCED GARLIC. SPOON ALL THIS.
AS THIS ROASTS THIS IS GOING TO
GET FRAGRANT.
GET FRAGRANT. BRING IT AROUND THE LEGS.
TIE THAT LITTLE BAD BOY UP.
THERE’S OUR CHICKEN.
>> IT’S DELICIOUS.
>> GOOD JOB, DOUGIE.
>> IT WASN’T ALL FUN AND
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN. WE TALKED EXERCISE, FAMILY AND
SLEEP.
SLEEP. THEN WE GOT SERIOUS AND
DISCUSSED HEALTH CARE IN
AMERICA.
AMERICA. >> MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD WAS
PRETTY MUCH SPENT IN THE KITCHEN
WITH THESE INCREDIBLE COOKS WHO,
YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST SIT THERE
AND SMELL EVERYTHING AND THEN
WATCH AND THEN I BECAME AN
APPRENTICE WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT
THE WORD APPRENTICE MEANT.
I LOVE TO COOK.
>> HOW DO YOU FIND THE BALANCE
BETWEEN WORKING AND FINDING THE
BALANCE BETWEEN BURNOUT AND
GOOD, MENTAL FITNESS?
>> FOR ME, WORKING OUT IN THE
MORNING IS ABOUT PHYSICAL HEALTH
AND ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.
IT’S -- IT’S THAT TIME TO JUST
KIND OF WAKE UP, BUT ALSO TO
JUST GET THE ADRENALINE GOING
AND, YOU KNOW, ALSO SLEEP IS
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? I THINK THAT OVER THE YEARS WE
HAVE STARTED TO AGREE THAT, YOU
KNOW, ENOUGH WITH THE BRAVADO
ABOUT THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SLEEP
ONE NEEDS.
ONE NEEDS. WE AS ADULTS WE NEED TO GET AN
APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF SLEEP SO
WE CAN PERFORM AND MAKE GOOD
DECISIONS AND SO THAT’S
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. SO THERE HAS TO BE THAT BALANCE.
>> LET’S DO A COUPLE OF RAPID
FIRE QUESTIONS.
FIRE QUESTIONS. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> JUST GIVE ME WHAT KIND OF
POPS UP IN YOUR MIND.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> DIET.
>> DIET. >> I LIKE VEGETABLES.
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? I LIKE -- YOU KNOW, EAT WITH A
KNIFE AND FORK WHENEVER I CAN.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. >> AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THESE
DAYS, CAMPAIGNING I’M OFTEN
EATING IN THE CAR.
>> OUT OF BOXES.
>> RIPPING OPEN BOXES.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
EATEN WITH ONE HAND.
>> YES.
>> YES. EXERCISE.
EXERCISE. >> PLENTY.
>> PLENTY. >> COFFEE OR TEA?
>> TEA AND COFFEE.
OF.
OF. >> BEER, WINE OR BOURBON?
>> WINE.
>> WINE. >> YOUR FAVORITE TREAT IF YOU
WANT TO INDULGE?
>> DORITOS, NACHOS.
>> FAVORITE WAY TO RELAX?
>> SUNDAY FAMILY DINNER.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME IN YOUR OWN
WORDS WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF
FAMILY TO YOU?
>> OH, FAMILY IS EVERYTHING TO
ME.
ME. TRULY IT IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU LOVE.
IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU
TAKE CARE OF.
IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM
YOU LAUGH AND YOU CRY.
IT’S THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE
JOURNEY WITH YOU.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR VISION
FOR HEALTH CARE FOR THE COUNTRY.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. LET’S NOT ENGAGE IN A FICTION
THAT WE AREN’T SUPPLYING HEALTH
CARE TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE WE
ARE.
ARE. IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
A NOT UNCOMMON STORY OF ANY
PARENT WHO -- WHOSE CHILD HAS A
TEMPERATURE THAT’S OUT OF
CONTROL, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT AND THEY CALL 911 OR CALL
THE PEDIATRICIAN.
THE PEDIATRICIAN. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
SO THEY GET --
>> WHICH IS THE RIGHT THING TO
SAY.
SAY. >> WHICH IS THE RIGHT THING TO
SAY, BUT HERE’S THE THING.
KNOWING AS THEY WALK THROUGH
THOSE SLIDING GLASS DOORS THEY
WILL BE OUT OF POCKET $5,000.
THEY HAVE INSURANCE, BUT THE
DEDUCTIBLE IS SUCH THAT IT COULD
BANKRUPT THAT FAMILY.
THAT IS NOT AN ADEQUATE HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM IN AMERICA.
IT’S NOT.
IT’S NOT. THAT’S WHY I PROPOSED THAT WE --
YOU KNOW, AS OUR GOAL HAVE
MEDICARE FOR ALL.